fimbriated
/ˈfɪmbrɪeɪtɪd
/(also fimbriate)
adjective
1 Biology Having a fringe or border of hair-like or finger-like projections.Quite often, the tube has from one to three fringed accessory openings that may lie close to the fimbriated end or at some distance along the tube....
- The most common hymenal configurations are crescentic, annular, cuff-like, septate and fimbriated.
- Pyelonephritis is most often caused by P fimbriated E. coli.
2 Heraldry Having a narrow border, typically of a specified tincture.
Origin
Late 15th century (in sense 2): from Latin fimbriatus (from fimbria 'fringe') + -ed1.